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archæopteryx
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archæopteryx, n. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient + pte`ryx wing.].
A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebræ with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics. [1913 Webster]
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